Norm referenced assessment from the perspective of students: Its effects on learning approaches and social-affective characteristics, and assessment expectations


İlhan Beyaztaş D., Eser D. Ç.

Uluslararası İnovatif Eğitim Araştırmacısı , cilt.3, sa.2, ss.248-273, 2023 (Hakemli Dergi)

Özet

The aim of this study is to determine whether social-affective characteristics emerging among students and learning approaches they adopt in the classroom environments where the norm referenced assessment is used are affected by the assessment type. In the study, descriptive methods was used and content analysis technique was used in data analysis. Study group of the research consists of 83 students (57 female, and 26 males) who study in the 3rd grade of the Department of Classroom Education of a state university in the fall semester of 2018-2019 academic year. As a result of the research, it was determined that students mostly use strategic learning approach depending on the application of norm referenced assessment. Additionally, it was determined that students expressed that it negatively affects social-affective characteristics and accordingly, that they want the criterion referenced type to be implemented in which they do not affect other students or are not affected by them. In conclusion, it can be said that norm referenced assessment has an effect on learning approaches of students and social-affective characteristics.